Meaning and history
From Egyptian rꜥ meaning “sun” or “day,” Ra was an important Egyptian sun god originally worshipped in Heliopolis in Lower Egypt. He was usually shown as a man with a falcon’s head and a solar disc, and in later periods his traits were often combined with those of other deities, including Amon, Atum, and Horus.
20062006: no US SSA record for this spelling
2007: no US SSA record for this spelling
2008: no US SSA record for this spelling
2009: 5 births, rank #12,491
2010: no US SSA record for this spelling
20112011: no US SSA record for this spelling
2012: no US SSA record for this spelling
2013: 7 births, rank #9,655
2014: no US SSA record for this spelling
2015: 9 births, rank #8,040
20162016: 7 births, rank #9,664
2017: 14 births, rank #6,060
2018: 16 births, rank #5,540
2019: 21 births, rank #4,639
2020: 16 births, rank #5,451
20212021: 10 births, rank #7,587
2022: 19 births, rank #5,019
2023: 30 births, rank #3,712
2024: 11 births, rank #7,257
20252025: 14 births, rank #6,143
In 2025, 14 babies were recorded with the name Ra, ranking #6,143 among boys.